Boxing champion Joe Calzaghe has received a CBE from the Queen at Buckingham Palace. (Pictures courtesy of British Ceremonial Arts)
Undefeated world champion boxer Joe Calzaghe has received his CBE from the Queen at Buckingham Palace.
Calzaghe from Newbridge, south Wales, was recognised for services to sport and voluntary services in Wales, in the Queen's Birthday Honours.
Earlier this month, he recorded his 46th unbeaten fight by defeating American Roy Jones Jr in New York.
Trained by father Enzo, Calzaghe has dominated the super-middleweight division for 10 years.
In November 2007 he beat Mikel Kessler to unify the WBO, WBA and WBC titles for the first time.
He then stepped up to light-heavyweight and defeated Bernard Hopkins in April to claim the championship belt.
He outclassed Jones Jr in their Madison Square Garden bout despite being knocked down in the first round, earning himself plaudits as the UK's greatest boxer yet.
Calzaghe, who was the BBC Sports Personality of 2007, and was awarded the MBE in 2003.
He received a special round of applause from the crowd ahead of Wales rugby match against New Zealand at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff at the weekend.
Also receiving awards Buckingham Palace investiture ceremony were actor Don Warrington, best known for playing Philip Smith in the 70s sitcom Rising Damp - and a contestant in the latest series of Strictly Come Dancing.
Architect Lord Rogers was being made a Companion of Honour, while Sir Alan Beith, the Liberal Democrat's longest-serving MP and a former deputy leader of the party, will be knighted.
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